Mainland's Coaching Staff Revamped

August 31, 1988|By Beth Rhodes and Tim Hipps of The Sentinel Staff

Mainland has more than its share of new coaches. David Kreimer, the girls cross country coach last year, will be taking over the boys program this fall and returning as the coach of the soccer team. Robin Brackeen will be taking over the girls cross country team. Other new Bucs coaches are Dotty Artioli (volleyball), Jane Paulsen (girls swimming), Kathy Kennedy (diving), Barry Dean (wrestling), Earl Jackson (boys track) and Reuben Mordecai (girls track), who has moved over from Spruce Creek. Daryl Robinson will be replacing Marshall Ransom as the golf coach.

Hugh Parrish, the former Father Lopez volleyball coach, is taking over the program at Spruce Creek, where he is now teaching. He also will be the girls basketball coach, replacing Mordecai. John Vecellio will be returning to the girls cross country team after four years away from the program, as well as coaching the girls track. Hal Stevens will be the wrestling coach; Gaye Wilson is taking over the softball team; Barney Markham will be taking over the golf team; and the Hawks are still looking for a soccer coach to replace Jimmy Cann.

DeLand High School opened its doors this week with athletes needing a directory to update them on all the coaching changes.

Scott Hellewell, who was a student assistant at the University of Central Florida last year, is football coach's Dave Hiss' new defensive coordinator. Newcomers Tom Wilhoit and Gordie Hardwick also will be working with Hiss.

The Bulldogs will field their first freshman football team, coached by Jimmy Joiner -- who led the team at DeLand Junior High -- and his assistants Bob Dexter and Billy Young.

In cross country, Cindy Davis has been promoted from the girls junior varsity to to the varsity job. John Boyle returns for the boys. The cross- contry teams will open their season at the Edgewater Invitational in Orlando on Sept. 15.

Susie Chenoweth returns to the coaching ranks after a five-year hiatus to guide both the girls and boys volleyball teams. The Bulldogs have one of the few boys volleyball programs in the state.

Allyson Applegarth will assist Chenoweth with the girls; Nancy Krauss with the boys.

It is much quieter at New Smyrna Beach, where all head coaches have returned except for baseball's Mickey Fair and girls basketball's Paul Wright. Dave Moskovits will handle the baseball team, and Jim Tager will take over the girls basketball duties. . . . At Taylor High in Pierson, Connie Armstrong, a University of Central Florida graduate, has replaced Loretta Pate as the girls volleyball coach.